Bailey Smith’s headline‑grabbing love life appears to be entering yet another chapter.
Hot on the heels of his fling with influencer Tammy Hembrow – which fizzled out last year before re‑emerging as a puzzling Tinder tie‑in that left fans wondering if it was all for show – the Geelong midfielder, 25, now looks to have a new woman in his life.
On Sunday, the Daily Mail caught him flying into Melbourne accompanied by the same blonde he was pictured with on a date in Manly last week.
True to form, Smith – who is preparing for the 2026 AFL season following a bruising Grand Final defeat to the Brisbane Lions last November – looked less than thrilled to see our snapper, offering a one‑fingered salute once he noticed the camera.
While his latest love interest is not nearly as high‑profile as Tammy, she is well enough known for us to receive a tip‑off about her identity.
We can exclusively reveal her name is Holly Kleverlaan.
On Sunday, the Daily Mail caught Bailey Smith flying into Melbourne accompanied by the same blonde he was pictured with on a date in Manly last week
While his latest love interest isn’t nearly as high‑profile as his former fling Tammy Hembrow, she is well enough known for us to receive a tip‑off about her identity: Holly Kleverlaan
The pair dressed casually when we saw them at Melbourne Airport, with Smith opting for an oversized black T-shirt, navy shorts, slides and a camouflage cap
True to form, Smith looked less than thrilled to see our snapper, offering a one‑fingered salute
Kleverlaan wore a white sleeveless top and loose‑fitting pants, accessorising with a black shoulder bag and brown headband
The Manly sighting came as Smith prepared for the upcoming AFL season with Geelong after a busy summer
Formerly living in Perth and now based in Melbourne, Kleverlaan was with Smith in northern Sydney last week when a member of the public captured a discreet photo of the pair – on what may well have been a Tinder date, if his latest brand partnership is any indication.
She partly gave the game away by posting a photo of herself at Manly Beach at about the same time she and Smith were spotted together.
The pair dressed casually when we saw them at the airport, with Smith opting for an oversized black T-shirt, navy shorts, slides and a camouflage cap.
He appeared in good spirits – until he noticed our photographer and flipped the bird, a gesture fast becoming something of a personal trademark.
Smith, formerly of the Western Bulldogs, was infamously caught on camera giving the finger to a fan in Adelaide last season. On another occasion, he aimed the same gesture at News Corp photographer Alison Wynd during a training session, accompanying it with an expletive‑laden spray while she was simply doing her job.
Meanwhile, Kleverlaan, who walked alongside Smith, wore a white sleeveless top and loose‑fitting pants, accessorising with a black shoulder bag and brown headband.
Daily Mail contacted Kleverlaan for comment but did not receive a response.
The sighting comes after she posted a video to TikTok on Saturday showing what appeared to be the Manly coastline and its iconic Norfolk Pines. The clip may have been filmed during her outing with Smith, though he did not appear on camera.
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Smith appeared in good spirits – until he noticed our photographer
Formerly living in Perth and now based in Melbourne, Kleverlaan was with Smith in northern Sydney last week when a member of the public captured a discreet photo of the pair
It may well have been a Tinder date, if Bailey’s latest brand partnership is any indication
Kleverlaan is a content creator with a growing following on Instagram and TikTok
The sighting comes after she posted a TikTok on Saturday showing what appeared to be the Manly coastline. The clip may have been filmed during her outing with Smith
In the clip, which showed her lip-syncing to a Grimes song, she wore a bikini while sitting on a deck of a holiday rental or beachside apartment.
The video was tagged ‘Sydney’ and featured the caption: ‘I luv this place.’
Kleverlaan looks to be a budding social media content creator, with more than 8,600 followers on Instagram – including Hawthorn stars Nick Watson and Calsher Dear – and over 7,000 on TikTok.
It comes after Smith and Hembrow had a short-lived interstate fling last August, with the long-haired footy star jetting to the Gold Coast to spend time with the influencer, who had only recently split from her husband Matt Zukowski.
But by December, Smith and Hembrow publicly stated they were no longer romantically involved and described their relationship as a friendship.
It comes after Smith had a short-lived interstate fling with Tammy Hembrow last August, jetting to the Gold Coast to spend time with the influencer after her split from husband Matt Zukowski
By December, Smith and Hembrow publicly stated they were no longer romantically involved and described their relationship as a friendship. They also joined forces for a Tinder campaign
At about the same time, they announced a commercial partnership with dating app Tinder, revealing they would act as each other’s ‘coaches’ for a summer campaign.
‘I’m actually hard launching someone today,’ Smith told his followers in a video.
‘Hey guys. So Tammy and I have decided to make it official. We’re gonna be each other’s Tinder coaches this summer.’
As of January, both have maintained they are friends only.
The 2026 AFL season begins with an Opening Round on Thursday, March 5, with Geelong playing the Gold Coast Suns away at People First Stadium on March 6.
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